Zigzag vs Helix - What's the difference?
zigzag | helix |
a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
one of such sharp turns
Moving in, or having a zigzag.
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To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
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English reduplications
English refractory feminine rhymes
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(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
(architecture) A small volute under the abacus of a Corinthian capital.
(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.
An upside down midair 360° spin in playboating.
As proper nouns the difference between zigzag and helix
is that zigzag is a small town in oregon while helix is .zigzag
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- between two spears of rock, directly in line with his position, showed a zigzag crack that at night would let through the gleam of sky.
Verb
- At the base this vent was dark, cool, and smelled of dry, musty dust. It zigzagged so that he could not see ahead more than a few yards at a time.
